Is it time to freshen up your kids’ booklist for spring? It’s the perfect time of year to pick up some new books, pack a picnic lunch, and go to a local park together. After your kids run around and get some of their energy out, spend some time reading aloud as a family. Here’s a list of some of our recent book recommendations!

Mabel: A Mermaid Fable, by Rowboat Watkins 
Pug Hug, by Zehra Hicks
Extraordinary! by Penny Harrison 
You Smell! And So Does Everything Else, by Clive Gifford 

My Friend Fred, by Frances Watts
Put Your Botty on the Potty, by Sam Lloyd 
Dragons Are Real! by Holly Hatam
Llama Llama Hide & Seek, by Anna Dewdney
Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, by Dr. Seuss

Everyone’s Awake, by Colin Meloy
This Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer, by Joan Holub
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! by Cori Doerrfeld
You are New, by Lucy Knisley
The Heart of a Whale, by Anna Pignataro

Pokko and the Drum, by Matthew Forsythe
My Tiny Pet, by Jessie Hartland
Do I Have to Wear a Coat? by Rachel Isadora

We’d love to know which books from our list you pick out, and which ones your kids love most!